Students Are Pushing Back Against Proctoring Surveillance Apps
By Tracy Zhang and Jason Kelley Privacy groups aren’t the only ones raising the alarm about the dangers of invasive proctoring apps. Through dozens of…
Education
Grassroots Coalition Pushing New York Governor to Sign Bill Putting Moratorium on Facial Recognition in Schools
By Michael Maharrey Grassroots activists in New York are putting pressure on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that would place a temporary moratorium…
Constitutional Attorney Issues “Opt Out” Letter to Preserve Rights at Home During “Virtual Learning”
By The Rutherford Institute COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — (TRI) The Rutherford Institute has issued a precautionary “opt out” letter as a means by which families…
School Daze
By Anthony Freda I’m both a teacher and a parent of a student. I can say with authority that distance learning and the in-school New…
Virtual School Dangers: The Hazards of a Police State Education During COVID-19
By John W. Whitehead “There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on…
School District Mandates Bluetooth Equipped Temperature Armbands for Students and Staff
By B.N. Frank Health warnings about exposure to wireless radiation – Bluetooth, cell phones, and WiFi – are NOT new. There is plenty of research…
Gates and Big Tech “Reimagine” Post-Human Education: The “New Normal” is A.I. Data-Mining for “Social Credit”
By John Klyczek Note: This article first appeared in the July edition of the Counter Markets newsletter. In 1982, Special Advisor to the Department of…
College Student Contact Tracing App Already Leaking Personal Data
By B.N. Frank Countless reports and expert warnings all seem to indicate that wireless and “smart” devices are vulnerable to surveillance and data collection by…
With Remote Learning, Schools Are Watching and Reporting Parents at Alarming Rates
By Kerry McDonald As remote learning creates more distance between school districts and students, school and state officials are clinging to control however they can….
Universities Ask Students to Play “Coronavirus Police,” Report Peers Who Might Have COVID-19
By Adam Sabes As colleges across America reopen for in-person learning this fall, some are asking students to report peers who might not be following…
In Historic Opinion, Third Circuit Protects Public School Students’ Off-Campus Social Media Speech
By Sophia Cope The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an historic opinion in B.L. v. Mahanoy Area School District, upholding the…
University COVID App Mandates Are The Wrong Call
By Gennie Gebhart, Jacob Hoffman-Andrews, and Andrew Crocker As students, parents, and schools prepare the new school year, universities are considering ways to make returning…
Distance Learning Film “Numb” Produced by Teen Generates 800,000+ Views
By B.N. Frank Distance learning continues to be mandated in many communities worldwide because of COVID. When one student’s school project involved creating a short-film,…
“Schools Steal This Joy From Children”: Homeschool & Outdoor Programs See Huge Surge Amid COVID-19
By Tyler Durden School districts and counties across the US, including counties in COVID-resurgent Texas this week, have mandated that all public and private schools…